7/10 THIS IS NOT THE TIME
SIZE 59

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THIS IS NOT THE TIME
BY JULIKA HARTZ (2025)

this is not the time
to succumb
to man-made fears.
and fears of what?
how long have you been
on this beautiful planet?
17 years?
36,
54,
79,
even longer?
and you have not yet noticed
that wealth is not measured in capital
but in connection?
heavens, where have you been?
i want to laugh
if this weren’t just so sad,
so urgent.
the most urgent it has ever been.
please don‘t tell me you haven‘t seen
that this person next to you,
reaching out for you,
has a nose as well
and cheeks
and eyes
and blood
invisibly pumping through them,
the same colour as yours,
the same warmth.
you could feel it if you wanted to,
you know?
are you really this ignorant?
to fear what is just like you!
ohhh, now I see,
i have hit the nail on the head, haven‘t I?
it is not the other, it is you.
you do not trust yourself
and your intrinsic human fear of
being left behind
and your feeble human notion of
answering with rage
and greed.
sweet
darling,
i beg you,
try again.
this is not all you are.
you are wanted, remember?
you are warm, remember?
just like this hand here.
please just tell me you‘ll hold it
and realise
that this is what helps it:
connection,
warmth.
your warmth.
nothing else,
not if it is to sustain.
they say you fall for simple promises.
well here‘s another one:
we will only ever live
with each other.
we will only ever be meant
for each other.
would you be willing to try
to trust
this beautiful planet?
what do you think?

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All objects are handmade individually from 935 silver. The pieces are hand-carved in wax and locally cast in recycled 935 silver. The wax model, as well as the mould, are destroyed in the process of the silver casting, which is why the process is also called cire perdue or lost form. This means that, even when I reproduce the design, there is only ever one version of your exact ring and there cannot be another. It is absolutely unique.

Please note that small irregularities that can occur in/on each piece due to its individual process, are not planned, but never unwanted and will not be accepted as reasons for returns/exchanges.

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